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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
felt
months
like
The
three
last
hell
san
to
Kaiko
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
away
She
her
has
saving
beavering
earned
work
and
yen
at
been
every
she
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
and
Her
borrowed
slipped
husband
debt
quietly
off
Keiko
a
then
while
leaving
lot
a
back
with
the
money
of
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
one
so
into
prayed
For
could
one
such
for
more
month
could
foolishness
she
him
she
she
time
him
lay
meet
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
an
at
Then
she
the
agreement
met
pay
arrived
about
to
the
loan
back
company
how
with
they
and
fast
money
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
money
to
back
do
is
pay
all
wants
she
the
Now
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence